Will we ever beable to fight space battles from a bridge veiw? if so that would be cool i think...the bridge seems pretty pointless to me right now.

They had a use when the game was mega unstable just after launch.
They were the only place you could skill up and hope that the changes actually caught on.
But now they are rather pointless.
Maybe we should treat them as a placeholder for the mythical ship interiors that are supposed to be added..
in the far future.

Yes, I think it would be interesting to see the bridge like it was during the tutorial or something along those lines. But I for one cannot justify the developer time required to program it when there's a lot more that needs attention such as storyline, exploration, raidisodes and the additional factions.

As for actually using it during space combat? I think that roughly 98% of folks might try it for at least the start of 1 battle and then forget about it because it was too much of a royal pain to try to visualize that BoP circling around behind you. It is so much easier to zoom out the camera angle to get a better view of the battle in order to better strategize and execute a tactical plan to accomplish the mission of the moment.

Since so few folks would actually use ONLY the bridge view during battle, I really don't see it as being a justifiable suggestion or request at this point in the games life.

radar to see where hes at ;p well i guess im the only one who likes fighing wwII style in a submarine lol

I wouldn't mind using the bridge to travel in sector space -- but I'd hate to fight battles from the bridge. Seeing where your enemies are would be a nightmare... sure, it'd be more realistic, but not fun -- in my opinion.

The option to "Go to bridge" Should be changed to "leave captains chair" or something to that effect. When it takes you to the bridge it should show you getting up from the chair. To return to sector space just sit down in the captains chair. It certainly makes a heck of a lot more sense than entering and exiting through the turbo lift. Speaking of the turbo lift. How about opening and closing doors. Beaming off the bridge every time is a waste of power. :p

This is EXACTLY what they are. The devs have said this.

We only have bridges in the game now...because the art team finished their scheduled work early and had a bit of extra time to mess with stuff. It's totally a last-minute thing they just threw together.